About Bob Willson
Lived 1928 – 2019 (aged 90–91). Bob Willson was a Canadian television presenter.
Bob Willson (1928 – December 27, 2019) was a Canadian radio announcer and the host of programs on CBC Television in Winnipeg and Toronto.
His broadcasting career started at the age of 18 at CFGP Grande Prairie, Alberta.
In 1947 he moved to CKUA Edmonton.
Willson started with CBC in 1949 at CBW Winnipeg, and was part of the on-air staff reporting on the Winnipeg Flood of 1950.
When CBWT started broadcasting in May 1954, he co-hosted the current affairs interview program Spotlight with Bruce Marsh.
In April, 1959, Willson moved to Toronto where he hosted a teen program on CBLT, Talk of the Town.
Willson was the Executive Producer for radio coverage of the 1988 Olympics for CBC.
Bob Willson died on December 27, 2019, at the age of 91.
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Who was Bob Willson?
Canadian television host
When was Bob Willson born?
Bob Willson was born in 1928 in Grande Prairie.
When did Bob Willson die?
Bob Willson died in 2019.
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Bob Willson was a television presenter.
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Bob Willson was Canadian.
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